Syrian Refugees Research Paper

Since the culmination of World War II, Europe has been a strategic ally of the United States. But as the international community is faced with its largest forced migration crisis since World War II, America has largely remained a bystander as Europe is weakened by the burden of resettling the flood of migrants and refugees from conflict zones like Syria. In order to lend political support to our major European allies, the United States must reassert its role in refugee resettlement and integration, much like we did after World War II. The strengthening of ties between European allies and the United States requires the implementation of a refugee resettlement surge, a streamline screening processes, and the expansion of refugee resettlement and integration programs within the United States.

Implement a Refugee Resettlement Surge

The states bordering Syria are in desperate need of immediate relief of the increased refugee flow, and as migrants move further into Europe and the backlog of Syrian refugees increases exponentially, these countries are faced with an increased pressure to restrict the resettlement of refugees. Because of delays in the U.S. screening process, there has been a backlog of Syrian refugees referred for resettlement to the United States by the United Nations High Commissioner (UNHCR) on refugees over the last …show more content…
While awaiting transport to the United States, medical and security screenings of refugees involved in the resettlement surge should be processed simultaneously by Department of Homeland Security (?) trained local agencies, reducing the burden on US Agencies. This will ensure a more rapid screening process of refugees both before and after transport to the United States. Eliminating redundancies in the screening process will lead to a more secure vetting of